Mottled Swift

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
2	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
3	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
4	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
5	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
6	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
7	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
8	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
9	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
10	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
11	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
12	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
13	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
14	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
15	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
16	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
17	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
18	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
19	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
20	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
21	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
22	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
23	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
24	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mottled Swift in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Mottled Swift sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mottled Swift in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

June has the highest sighting rate for Mottled Swift in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.